Pohl, Inc. of America v. Webelhuth

PARRISH, Justice:

INTRODUCTION

T1 This case asks us to decide whether Utah's long-arm statute extends to defendants who allegedly engaged in a conspiracy to tortiously interfere with the plaintiff's contract and economic opportunities. We address whether Utah's long-arm statute provides for jurisdiction over individuals who never physically entered Utah but who conspired to cause tortious injury in Utah, and directed their actions toward Utah knowing that they would cause tortious injury there. We hold that it does.

BACKGROUND

12 When reviewing a district court's grant of a motion to dismiss, "we…